Combination skylight and ceiling light dome



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Dec. 12, 1961 M. WASSERMAN 3,012,375

COMBINATION sxy LIGHT AND CEILING LIGHT DOME Filed Oct. 22, 1954 2Sheets-Sheet 2 47III' MH+H43 L 48- I: g 6/ 60,38 3 3a 3/ L I JZ/ig/ I IINVENTOR.

United stat P rm iO" 3,012,375 COMBINATION SKYLIGHT AND CEILING LIGHTDOME Max Wasserman, Brookline, Mass., assignor, by me sne assignments,to American Cyanamid Company, blew York, N.Y., 'a corporation of MaineFiled Oct. 22, 1954, Ser. No. 463,892

'3 Claims. (Cl. 50-17) The present invention relates to a skylight andceiling light combination, and more particularly to a novel structurefor securing a pair of plastic domes in positlon as skylight and ceilinglight elements.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a structure ofimproved design in which a ceiling dome member in a combination ceilingdome and skylight dome construction may readily be removed for cleaningor other similar purposes. It is also an object of the present inventionto provide a combination ceiling and skylight structure of inexpensiveand utilitarian design in which the structure may readily be positionedin a skylight opening with a minimum of expense and constructionalmodification of the skylight opening.

These and other objects of the present invention will be more clearlyunderstood when considered in connection with the accompanying drawingsin which:

FIGURE 1 is a sectional elevation of the invention.

FIGURE 2 is a fragmentary enlargement of a portion of the drawing ofFIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged view taken along the line 33 of FIGURE 1.

A plastic dome 1, having peripheral outwardly extending flanges 2, issupported upon a supporting frame or structure generally designated 3and acts as a skylight dome. The supporting structure 3 comprises apreferably rectangular shaped cross sectioned insulated member having aninner wall 4', an outer wall 5, a top wall 6 and a bottom wall 7 withpreferably fiber glass insulation 8, enclosed thereby. This member maybe rectangular in overall plan view or circular. The design showngenerally by the drawings is circular. The inner wall 4, extendsupwardly beyond the top wall 6 forming an upwardly extending gutterflange 9. The top wall 6 extends beyond the outer wall forming anoutwardly extending wall 10 which terminates in a downwardly extendinglip 11. The bottom wall 7 also extends beyond the outer wall 5 forming abottom outwardly extending wall 12. The plastic dome 1, is secured inposition by an apron member having an inverted L-shaped cross sectionwith legs 13 and 14, with the leg 13 laying over the peripheral flange2, and the leg 14 extending downwardly in face to face relation with thedownwardly extending lip 11. This downwardly extending leg 14 is securedby a bolt 15 or by other suitable means passing through the downwardlyextending flange 14 and the downwardly extending lip 11, securing themtogether. A pair of gaskets 16 and 17 may be provided one above and onebelow the peripheral flange 2 of the plastic dome. If such gaskets areused drainage slots should be provided at intermittent positions toallow water to pass through. Drainage holes should also be providedeither in the downwardly extending leg 14 of the apron or in theoutwardly extending flange 10. This structure is secured on the roofdeck 18 by nails 19 passing through the outwardly extending lower flange12. This outwardly extending flange 12 may be covered with a series offelt strips 20. Positioned beneath this 2 of the curb member and issecured to the roof deck by nails 26 or other suitable means passingthrough the leg 25 to the roof deck. The wall 24 is aligned with thewall 4 of the curbing frame section. Positioned below the wall 24 with aportion overlapping it is the lower wall 27. This wall 27 has at itslower edge an outwardly extending apron 28 which extends beyond theinner edge of the ceiling opening. This wall 27 is secured to theceiling by screws 29 passing through the wall into the ceiling beams 30.At the lower end of this wall opening is the plastic ceiling dome 31having an outwardly extending peripheral flange 32. This plastic dome 31is somewhat smaller than supporting structure 3 is a well linergenerally designated I the skylight dome 1, but is concentric with it.The outwardly extending peripheral flange 32 rests on a frame generalydesignated 33. This frame 33 comprises an upwardly extending flange 34,an inwardly extending flange 35 and an outwardly extending flange 36,with a portion of the outwardly extending flange 36 formed into a rolledhinged member 37. The outwardly extending flange 32 rests on and issupported by a flange 35 and is securedin position by a series of lockfasteners 38 which fit down over the upwardly extending flange 34 andhold the plastic dome in position by the lip element 39. The frame 33 issecured to the outwardly extending wall 28 by a series of thumb screws40, which pass through the flange 36 and the flange 28 and are held inposition by speed nuts 41 fitting over the flange 28. The frame 33 isalso secured to the wall 27 by the hinge construction in which the curvehinge element 37 pivots about the shaft 42. This shaft 42 is secured atits end to extensions 45 from the lower end of the elongated verticallypositioned channel member 43. This channel member 43 has side walls 44and a rear wall 46 with an elongated slot 47 centrally located in therear wall 46. A bolt 49 with its head on the inner side of the channel43 passes through the slot 47 and secures the member 43 to the wall 27with a nut 48 securing the other end of the bolt 49.

A washer 50 and 51 may be provided on either side of the channel member43. This bolt arrangement secures the channel member 43 to the wall 27in a vertical position.

Thus in operating this ceiling dome, the dome may be opened by firstremoving the thumb screws 40 and then sliding the channel memberdownwardly on the bolt until the section designated 52 of the frame 35has been lowered sufficiently below the flange member 28 to permit it topivot about the shaft 42 without binding. In this manner, the ceilingdome may be opened for cleaning, repairs, or other purposes. Inreplacing it, the dome is merely raised to a horizontal level with theflange 36 in face to face relationship with the flange 28 and then thethumb screws 40 are replaced. The bolt 49 should be tightened only tothe point where the head of the bolt 49 and the gasket 50 act as guidesin the channel member 43. It should not be tightened so much as toprevent the free vertical movement of the channel 43.

Having now described my invention, I claim:

1. In a combination skylight and ceiling light construe tion, a wellliner having a vertical section bordering the inside of a skylight welland an outwardly extending apron formed at the lower edge of saidvertical section, a frame having a portion substantially coextensivewith said apron and a continuation extending inwardly therefrom, aplastic dome having a peripheral outwardly extending flange secured inface to face relation with said continuation of the frame, a hingemember having two arms with one arm secured to said frame and verticallyslidable means securing the other arm to said vertical section wherebysaid dome and frame may be lowered and opened and means for securingsm'd frame to said well liner. I

2. In a combination skylight and ceiling light construc- Patented Dec,12, 1961 tion, a well liner having a vertical section bordering the anda continuation extending inwardly therefrom, a plastic a ceiling domehaving a peripheral outwardly extending flange secured in face to facerelation with said continuation of the flame, removable means securingsaid frame in face to face relation with said apron, and a hinge, hav

ing two arms with one arm secured to the frame and, the

other vertically slideably secured to said vertical section whereby saidceiling dome may belowered and, opened.

3. In a combination skylight and ceiling light construction, a wellliner having a vertical section bordering the inside of a skylight well,and an outwardly extending apron formed at the lower edge of saidvertical section, a frame, having a portion substantially coextensivewith said apron and a continuation extending inwardly therefrom, aplastic dome having a peripheral outwardly extending flange secured inface to face relation with said continuation of the frame, meanssupporting said ceiling dome comprising a plurality of thumbscrewsremovably securing said frame to said apron and means for pivoting open4 said ceiling dome comprising a hinging member having two pivotablearms with one arm secured to the upper side of said frame and the othersecured to said vertical section with means for vertically sliding theposition of said last mentioned arm.

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